"Oh! Is that natural?" 'Huh? what are you …' "Your fur colour. Sorry. You don't meet a lot of pink-furred animals that didn't get their colour from a bottle." 'Oh! Yeah, I get it from my Dad. Though his is a lot darker.' "Ah, hyggelig! My parents are both grey as storm clouds. About as cheerful, too. Couldn't get out of Norway fast enough." 'Norwegian? We were that close to having a Swedish chef.'